This class covers material that I have taught over the past couple of decades to both police officers and concealed carry people, and has been proven multiple times on the street in real world encounters.

We will explore the following subjects;

The use of a concealed carry handgun or police service pistol in the MUC (managing unknown contacts) environment, the criminal assault paradigm, tactics, techniques, and issues with defensive use and deployment of handguns at contact/near contact and very close ranges, along with the significant issues involved in using a handgun in a world where we are surrounded by "no shoots" and bystanders.

Considerations in drawing a handgun at contact and near contact ranges, entangled in-fight weapons access issues, and drawing/firing from non-standard positions

Efficient draw stroke. Close quarters shooting techniques. Grip, trigger control, recoil control, Weapon retention and disarming/deflection. Striking with pistols

Working around bystanders or family members in close quarters, and the Rule 4/“down-range” friendlies problem,

Handgun retention and disarming, when to draw your handgun and when to go hands on in a close quarters attack, effectively using the pistol as an impact weapon in extremis,

Wound ballistics, ammunition selection and “Tactical Anatomy”,

Reloads and malfunction clearances

Student Equipment/requirements:

A reliable/serviceable handgun; service-sized pistols 9mm/.40S&W/.45ACP, etc. are preferred. However, smaller concealed carry or back-up pistols may be used as a primary, or brought to class as an extra pistol and their use discussed and worked on.

A quality strong side or appendix carry outside or inside the waistband holster from which the shooter can safely draw and re-holster with one hand. A police, military or security duty type belt rig would also be acceptable.

Soft clip-on or nylon type holsters, hybrid Crossbreed type holsters, or holsters that collapse and disallow re-holstering with one hand, or shoulder holsters, are unsuitable and unsafe for this type of training.

Please do not bring a Serpa holster unless you are required by agency policy to carry one.

350 rounds of ammunition is needed for this class (if you like to shoot, you might want to bring more, but 350 will get you by...)

I can provide dummy ammunition in 9mm, .40S&W and .45ACP for use in some of the drills we will be conducting. If you are carrying a caliber different than one of these please bring at least six dummy rounds in the correct caliber with you.

Eye and hearing protection; active type shooting muffs are highly suggested so that range commands can be clearly heard. Ball cap or other hat/cap with a bill.

Important; Students will need to bring their own water and food/snacks for lunch. You might want to bring a folding chair as well.

I will be providing dummy handguns for some of the training in this class. I have several Glock 17/22 sized dummy guns and other types of dummy handguns. However, if a student has a dummy gun of their own that they use for training then feel free to bring that to class.

The $50 range fee for use of this facility is included in the tuition price. The exact location will be given to students after they register for the class.

Close Quarters Handgun